TURNER FIELD OPENS TO TED'S REVIEWS

Braves Owner Ted Turner spoke to the media before the
first game at Turner Field, according to Tony Fabrizio in
the FLORIDA TIMES-UNION. Turner, on the new ballpark: "It's
like a biblical story. You're supposed to be humble. Ask
and you'll receive and all that sort of thing. Don't gripe
about it. But we never threatened to leave or anything, and
we ended up with the best stadium around. So I don't know,
there might be a lesson there somewhere." Turner, on the
high cost of food and drink at Turner Field: "It is
outrageous. I'm not sure I won't eat before I come"
(FLORIDA TIMES-UNION, 3/31). Braves Dir of Ticket Sales
Paul Adams said the team had sold "about" 25,000 season
packages, down from last year's figure of 26,000 (AP/Toronto
GLOBE & MAIL, 3/31).